In a now filed Statement of Charges letter from Second Vice-Chair Daraka Larimore-Hall which has been circulating among party members, Bauman has been accused of sexual assault, sexual harassment and witness tampering—prompting Larimore-Hall to have initiated a brief investigation.

Larimore-Hall, who plans to seek the removal of Bauman from his position as Chairman of the state party, claims that he believes the alleged victims of Bauman’s sexual assault and sexual harassment, and believes that it would be unacceptable for a political organization such as theirs to continue with Bauman in charge.

Representative Ro Khanna (CA-17), who initially endorsed Ellis, sent shockwaves throughout Twitter this evening when he claimed that Stanford Professor and Recall Judge Persky leader Michele Dauber should become Chairwoman, although there are already procedures set in place for succession to the position if removal proceedings were to take place.

Dauber, who some claim has little-to-no experience running state democratic political operations to the extent of Bauman’s recent victories with the ‘#CABlueWave’, went on a brief victory lap in a now deleted tweet.

Former Assembly candidate and firebrand Maria Estrada went further by claiming that Larimore-Hall is making a power play in order to “position himself for the Chair’s position”, which seems unlikely at this point given the party’s recent platform.